Track-fastener.



J. J. HANCOCK.

TRACK FASTENER. APYLIOATION FILED MAR.14, 19

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

JOSEPH J. HANCOCK. OF PITTS, GEORGIA.

TRAGK-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

Application filed March 14, 1912. Sierial No. 683654.

To all whom it m0 1,1 emzrer'lt:

lie it known that l. :1 citizen oil the l'uited States. residing atPitts, in the rounty ot' \Yilrox. State ol' Georgia. have inventedeertaiu new and itseful IlllPl'OVtllltlllH in Trarlt-Fawn-net's: and Ido hereby deelare the following to he a full, clear, and exartdeseriptiou til the in veution, such a;- will enable others skilled inthe art to which it. appertains to male.- and use the. saute.

The present invention is diret-tetl to ill)- pIO OIHtHlH in tracktastetiiugs. and has for its ObjPCl to provide a siuuple and elliei nt'means whereby the ll'zltlis may he quit-kl) and ell'eetuallv serured toa metal lie.

. ith these and olherohieets in View, the

invention consists in eertain uorel ieat'nren ot' ronstrut-tiou,r-innhiuation and arrangement of parts as will he hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

[n the drawingr' igure l a longitudinal sectional View through a tie.Fig. is a persl'ieetive View of one of the spikes.

Referring to the drawing. the numeral 1 designates a metallic tie themine lining pro't'ided near *at'h end with a pair of spike openings; '3,the Httttlt extending through the tie. as clearly shown in Fig. l. Theupper ends of the spike openings :2 are arranged vertieally and inspared parallel relation and have their intermediate portionfi(onvergingly arranged. as. iudiraled at. 3. The vertital upper port ionsand eonrergingg pen [ions are of the 'ttttit flltlllltltl'. while thelower portions l are slightly greater in diameter. The portions 1 areat; arranged in spin-ed parallel relation.

The spikes :3 are provided with heads t for engaging the llflltjttl ha eof the traelt rails 7. an i usual. Non-hes S are formed near the lowerends of the spiltei't to produee points J having shouldem ll). saidsho-uldera being adapted wlnu the spikes are driven in the openings: toengage the under side of the tie l.

The operation is as follows: The spilt-es 5 Josicrn J. ilAXtUtlL 5 areplat-ed in the upper ends of the openings 2 and during their advanceunder hammer :n-tion are tletlerted upon reaching the conrergginglyarranged portions of the spike. openings, the points ll of the same theninto the lower portions of the openings, whereupon the impetus; impartedthereto by the hammer artion will cause the points to travel upon theouter wills of the openings t until the same pass from the openings andtne shoulders 10 of the points spring into engagement with the undersurface of the tie.

It in prefemlile. that the opening" he formed .reetangnlnr. the spikesontorming to sueh nl'iape,..l ut it will lie underatood that raidopenings and wpi may he circular in eross seetion if desired.

\Vhat is claimed is:

l. A rail fanteuer comprising a metal tie. having spike openings formed.therethrough, said openings having their upper and lower portionsarranged in spared parallel rein tion. and their intermediate portionseotr verging'ly arranged. spikes having shoulders formed on theirpointed ends adapted to engage the under surface of the tie upon passingthrough the lower portion or the spike openings.

:2. A rail fastener eomprising a. metal tie ha ring spike openingsformed theretln-oi i said openings hating their upper and lover portionsarranged in spared paallel rela' lion. and their iiiterzn tliatejit'iflitmr eon tergingly arran; the lower portions the. spike openin; wring 1t eater in :lianu: than the other portiont. sgiilte havingshoulders formed on their p ed ends adapted to ([lf 1't1, 't" tho underrtaee ol' the tie upon panning through the lower portion of the spikeopenin;

In testimony whet-ant, l atii'x' my sir rture. in tire-whee of twowitne- Wi t X1089??? ti. ll. ll siter, F. P. ll-nt.

